Rafael Nadal vs Roberto Carballes Baena Tennis Prediction

In this first meeting between these two players, there’s nothing much Roberto Carballes Baena can do against Rafael Nadal, who dropped just five or fewer games in all his matches at Monte Carlo last week.

Rafael Nadal News

The two-time defending Champion Rafael Nadal will kick-start his 15th Barcelona campaign on Wednesday after receiving a first-round bye. The only time he was made to play the first round match here was way back in 2003 (second appearance).
In his previous 14 appearances here at Barcelona, Rafael Nadal lifted the title ten times with his only second-round defeat coming against the fellow Spaniard, Alex Corretja in 2003.
Rafael Nadal dominated the entire field and won his 11th Monte Carlo Masters title last week, and he will now be hoping to get his hands on the Barcelona title for the 11th time.
The last time Rafael Nadal lost more than four games in a set on clay was against Dominic Thiem in Rome 2017, which also happened to be his only defeat on this surface in the last 16 months.

Roberto Carballes Baena News

Roberto Carballes Baena got one of the easiest first-round matchups as he was drawn against Andreas Haider Maurer (struggling for form and fitness) but unfortunately, he’s handed possibly the toughest opponent in the second round, Rafael Nadal.
Carballes Baena has won 14 matches on clay this season including his maiden tour title at Quito, but the form and numbers don’t matter much against Rafael Nadal, who is in such rampant form on clay.
The 25-year-old Spaniard has appeared here six times in the past but could not progress beyond the second round in any of them. He will need to pull off a miracle to break the trend this week.

Tennis Prediction: Under 17.5 Games
Odds: 1.37